Find out about neighbourhood planning and the current and proposed neighbourhood plans. There is also a step-by-step guide and useful links to find out more.
Formal 'making' of the Acomb Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Acomb Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 12 February 2019. Now that the neighbourhood plan is formally 'made', it becomes part of the statutory development plan. Consequently, decisions on whether or not to grant planning permission in the Acomb neighbourhood area will need to be made in accordance with the plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
The final Acomb Neighbourhood Plan and policies map can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Neighbourhood area designation application Belford Parish Council applied to Northumberland County Council to designate the civil parishes of Belford and Middleton as a neighbourhood area, with the express purpose of preparing a neighbourhood development plan. The application was approved by Northumberland County Council on 22 September 2015 following a period of publicity between 10 August 2015 and 7 September 2015. Details of this application and the decision can be found below:
Neighbourhood Area designation application Ellingham Parish Council applied to designate the civil parish of Ellingham as a neighbourhood area, with the express purpose of preparing a neighbourhood plan. The application was approved on 25 April 2016 following a period of publicity between 18 March 2016 and 18 April 2016. Details of this application can be found below:
Formal 'making' of the Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 09 October 2018. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
The final Longhorsley neighbourhood plan and policies map can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Result of Referendum A Referendum on the Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 23 August 2018. The declaration of results is set out below:
Referendum The Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 23 August 2018 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum and Notice of Poll can be found below:
The independent examination of the Longhorsley Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was published on 02 May 2018.
Neighbourhood area designation application Lowick Parish Council applied to Northumberland County Council to designate the civil parish of Lowick as a neighbourhood area, with the express purpose of preparing a neighbourhood development plan. The application was approved by Northumberland County Council on 19 June 2015 following a period of publicity between 15 May 2015 and 12 June 2015. Details of this application can be found below:
Independent examination The independent examination of the Morpeth neighbourhood development plan has now been completed. The examination report was published on 29 September 2015 and is available via the link below:
Consultation on submission plan Morpeth Town Council, in partnership with Hebron, Hepscott, Mitford and Pegswood parish councils, submitted their proposed plan to Northumberland County Council and this was publicised from 19 June 2015 to 3 August 2015. The written comments submitted during this publicity period were passed to the person appointed to carry out the independent examination of the proposed plan. To view the submission version of the plan, click on the link below:
Neighbourhood area application The Morpeth neighbourhood area was designated on 28 June 2013. All the details relating to this designation can be found below.
Morpeth neighbourhood plan website Further information on the Morpeth neighbourhood development plan can be found on the Morpeth neighbourhood plan website.
Formal 'making' of the North Northumberland Coast neighbourhood plan Following the successful referendum, the North Northumberland Coast neighbourhood plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 10 July 2018. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
Result of Referendum A Referendum on the North Northumberland Coast Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 24 May 2018. The declaration of results is set out below:
Referendum The North Northumberland Coast neighbourhood plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 24 May 2018 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum and Notice of Poll can be found below:
Approval for Referendum The North Northumberland Coast Neighbourhood Plan has successfully been passed by an independent examiner; the Plan will now proceed to a local referendum. Northumberland County Council considers that this Plan meets the necessary legal requirements. The Plan will now proceed to local referendum, which will take place on Thursday 24 May 2018. The Referendum version of the Plan and all specified documents are available below:
Hard copies of all of the above specified documents are also available for inspection at:
Independent Examination The independent examination of the North Northumberland Coast Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was published on 22 February 2018.
During the Independent Examination, the County Council and Qualifying Body had correspondence with the Independent Examiner in response to requests for clarification of some matters and confirmation of administrative procedures. This information is included below:
Publicity of submission draft Plan North Sunderland Parish Council, as a qualifying body for the purposes of neighbourhood planning for the North Northumberland Coastal Area neighbourhood area, submitted the North Northumberland Coast neighbourhood plan to the county council for independent examination in November 2017. In accordance with the regulations, the county council was required to publicise the plan and supporting documents and to invite comments. Copies of the Plan and supporting documents were available for public inspection for eight weeks between Wednesday 20 December and 4pm on Friday 09 February 2018. The Submission Draft Plan and supporting documents can be found below:
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) screening report Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) is a way of ensuring that the environmental implications of policies are taken into account before plans are brought into force. The need for environmental assessment of plans and programmes is set out in legislation. The county council is required to provide a screening opinion to establish whether strategic environmental assessment is required for neighbourhood plans. The final screening report is available below:
Formal 'making' of the Stannington Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Stannington Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 11 September 2018. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
The final Stannington neighbourhood plan and policies map can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Result of Referendum A Referendum on the Stannington Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 19 July 2018. The declaration of results is set out below:
Referendum The Stannington Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 19 July 2018 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum can be found below:
The independent examination of the Stannington Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was published on 24 April 2018.
The county council is required to provide a screening opinion to establish whether strategic environmental assessment is required for neighbourhood plans. The final screening report relating to the Stannington neighbourhood plan is available to download via the link below:
Formal 'making' of the Whittington Neighbourhood Plan Following the successful referendum, the Whittington Neighbourhood Plan was formally 'made' at a meeting of the Council's Cabinet on 13 November 2018. A decision statement confirming that the Plan has been made and brought into legal force has now been published. This is available via the link below:
Now that the neighbourhood plan is formally 'made', it becomes part of the statutory development plan. Consequently, decisions on whether or not to grant planning permission in the Whittington neighbourhood area will need to be made in accordance with the plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The final Whittington neighbourhood plan and policies map can be viewed by clicking on the links below:
Result of Referendum A Referendum on the Whittington Neighbourhood Plan was held on Thursday 04 October 2018. The declaration of result is set out below:
Referendum The Whittington Neighbourhood Plan referendum is to be held on Thursday 04 October 2018 between 7am and 10pm. The Notice of Referendum and Notice of Poll can be found below:
The independent examination of the Whittington Neighbourhood Plan has been completed. The report of the Independent Examiner was published on 05 July 2018.
The county council is required to provide a screening opinion to establish whether strategic environmental assessment is required for neighbourhood plans. The final screening report relating to the Whittington neighbourhood plan is available to download via the link below:
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